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dc.contributorUniversitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Ciències de la Salut Blanquerna
dc.contributor.authorTorres Castro, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorVilaró, Jordi
dc.contributor.authorMartí, Joan-Daniel
dc.contributor.authorGarmendia, Onintza
dc.contributor.authorGimeno Santos, Elena, 1980-
dc.contributor.authorRomano-Andrioni, Bárbara
dc.contributor.authorEmbid, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorMontserrat Canal, José Ma
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-04T14:18:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-12T12:05:20Z
dc.date.available2020-03-04T14:18:43Z
dc.date.available2023-07-12T12:05:20Z
dc.date.created2019-01
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/746
dc.description.abstractPhysical activity is associated with a decreased prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea and improved sleep efficiency. Studies on the effects of a comprehensive exercise program in a community setting remain limited. Our objective was to investigate the effects of a combined physical and oropharyngeal exercise program on the apnea-hypopnea index in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. This was a randomized clinical trial where the intervention group followed an eight-week urban-walking program, oropharyngeal exercises, and diet and sleep recommendations. The control group followed diet and sleep recommendations. A total of 33 patients were enrolled and randomized and, finally, 27 patients were included in the study (IG, 14; CG, 13) Obstructive sleep apnea patients were analyzed with a median age of 67 (52–74) and median apnea-hypopnea index of 32 events/h (25–41). The apnea-hypopnea index did not differ between groups pre- and post-intervention. However, in intervention patients younger than 60 (n = 6) a reduction of the apnea-hypopnea index from 29.5 (21.8–48.3) to 15.5 (11–34) events/h (p = 0.028) was observed. While a comprehensive multimodal program does not modify the apnea-hypopnea index, it could reduce body weight and increase the walking distance of patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. Patients younger than 60 may also present a decreased apnea-hypopnea index after intervention.eng
dc.format.extent13 p.cat
dc.language.isoengcat
dc.publisherMDPIcat
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical Medicine, 2019, vol. 8, núm. 3cat
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceRECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya)
dc.subject.otherSíndromes d'apnea del son -- Tractamentcat
dc.subject.otherExercicis respiratoriscat
dc.titleEffects of a combined community exercise program in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome : a randomized clinical trialcat
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlecat
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioncat
dc.rights.accessLevelinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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dc.subject.udc616.2
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8030361cat


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